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Zen and Slow Games
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Zen and Slow Games

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A deep dive into the reflective modes of playfulness in video games.

A deep dive into the reflective modes of playfulness in video games.

Slowness and reflectiveness have always been part of the video game medium, though they have been used very differently throughout its history. In Zen and Slow Games, Navarro-Remesal challenges the dominant discourse of action and quick reflexes in video games to offer an analysis of reflectiveness as a style in games, tracing its evolution from its origins to the present time. Two labels are of particular importance- the Zen Modes (and later, Zen Games) of the 2000s, especially during the Casual Revolution, and the Slow Games or Slow Gaming movement, which started in the 2010s and is ongoing today. The term "reflective games" is offered as an umbrella to bring together these and other labels to raise awareness and discussion of slow gaming.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Country
United States
Date
24 February 2026
Pages
236
ISBN
9780262553568

A deep dive into the reflective modes of playfulness in video games.

A deep dive into the reflective modes of playfulness in video games.

Slowness and reflectiveness have always been part of the video game medium, though they have been used very differently throughout its history. In Zen and Slow Games, Navarro-Remesal challenges the dominant discourse of action and quick reflexes in video games to offer an analysis of reflectiveness as a style in games, tracing its evolution from its origins to the present time. Two labels are of particular importance- the Zen Modes (and later, Zen Games) of the 2000s, especially during the Casual Revolution, and the Slow Games or Slow Gaming movement, which started in the 2010s and is ongoing today. The term "reflective games" is offered as an umbrella to bring together these and other labels to raise awareness and discussion of slow gaming.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Country
United States
Date
24 February 2026
Pages
236
ISBN
9780262553568